Nichole - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Down in Pennsylvania, tired smiles and broken cars

Maybe I could meet you there, Nichole

Drowning in my empathy, the wicked eyes I could not see

Stared and stared, and shattered all my bones

And you said, oh-oh

"Don't forget the reason you are here"

Oh, oh

"Your heart could fuel the moonlight with its fever"

Oh, oh

"Leave all that you've known down by the water

You're bruised but you're not dying

Rest your burning eyes

You're only just a child

Put away your knives"

You rose from childhood suffering, an ache inside too deep to reach

But close enough for all the world to feed

The stars were never quite aligned, God was never on your side

But you became a precious burning light

Oh, oh

Don't let any earthly force defeat you

Oh, oh

I won't forget the reasons that I need you

Oh, oh

Spoke so soft and loved just like a mother

And I won't let you down

I'll hold my head up high

I'll be the gun, and I'll be the one who points it to the sky

Down in Pennsylvania, sinking ships and baby shoes

And a love so strong it burns the city down

If I escape what I've been told, if I make it through this year alone

Maybe I could meet you there, Nichole